Which is the competent authority for patent applications for inventions in Austria?

2 years

ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian patent search for inventions: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

10 years

11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian Utility Model Patent Search: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: After the granted, it will be paid year by year from the 6th year from the date of application, and should be paid within 3 months before the date of application each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a surcharge of 20% is required. There is no late fee for the first three months of the late payment period for the first annual fee (i.e. the sixth year).

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